Difficult Times Demand Passionate Activism
We are at that point where we need all the help we can get to enact meaningful change for everyone on Earth. Here are five tips for young people looking...
09
Feb
08
Feb
The Familiar Story in ‘Beale Street’
The film adaption of James Baldwin’s acclaimed novel, If Beale Street Could Talk, provides stunning visuals to a heartbreaking story that is all too familiar to black people in the...
05
Feb
Fashion Show Highlights Beauty of All
The All Included Fashion Show lives up to its name with all sorts of people as models, showcasing the true diversity of beauty....
01
Feb
Make It More Than ‘The Black History Seven’
Celebrating notable African Americans for only a few weeks authorizes people to neglect black history throughout the other months....
28
Dec
Richmond to Divvy up $65K in Grants to Local Artists
Ten Richmond artists will be using their skills to bring new pieces of public art to places like schools, vacant properties, and new developments throughout the city. ...
24
Dec
Fellowship Program Seeks to Create a New Group of Community Activists
Five Richmond residents who have spent time behind bars are working not only to better their own lives but also to help people like them....
18
Dec
Being a Kid (Again) at the Downtown Holiday Festival
With a grand “Ho, ho, ho!” Thursday afternoon, Santa walked through the front doors of Richmond’s East Bay Center for the Performing Arts....
07
Dec
Mural Reflects the Hardships of Emigration
In collaboration with the Richmond Art Center’s Califas: Art of the US-Mexico Borderlands exhibit, youth from the RYSE Center explored the theme of borders in the new “Keeping Families Together”community...
03
Dec
Authors and Community Will Join at the Multicultural Children’s Book Fair
On Sunday December 9 about a dozen children’s book authors will showcase their work and meet the families their books reach....
22
Nov
Commission Votes to Rename Park After Peacemaker
On December 4, the City Council will vote on the proposal to rename Atchison Village Park in honor of Richard Boyd....
22
Nov
Why I Understand What Is
I know I taught that team at least one thing: your word should be bond to your life....
15
Nov
A Flag for Each Veteran
In a long-standing tradition with the El Cerrito Lions Club and the Bay Area Scout Troupes, the Veteran’s Day flag placing event was held last Sunday, just as the sun...
01
Nov
Don’t Let the Unity and Energy of Halloween End Just Yet
Halloween, for me, will always be a day of unification in a month of good times that is best enjoyed secularly and as a child, no matter my age....
24
Oct
Picking the Perfect Pumpkin at the Patch
The pumpkin patch will be open for pumpkin picking up until Halloween night....
12
Oct
Freedom on the Dancefloor: A Review of Studio 54
Studio 54, the legendary nightclub started by Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager, was in a league of its own since its opening. The documentary film Studio 54 follows the creation...
